Making The Film

The Minneapolis Wrestling Club

Film by
John Lightfoot
Produced by John Lightfoot
Cinematographer: John Lightfoot
Sound: John Lightfoot
Editing: John Lightfoot with Steve Flynn (online editor)
Copyright: 1998 John Lightfoot
17 minutes, Black and White
Original format: Film: 16mm, 1998

The Minneapolis Wrestling Club is a 16mm documentary film about four old-school, Midwestern professional wrestlers. With roots in vaudeville and the carnival sideshow, early professional wrestlers were a rare combination of athlete, circus performer and thug.